TravPa

Japan itineraries

7 day-by-day plans, from 2 to 14 days, with times, maps, entry fees and where to stay.

Across Japan

A white high-speed train passes green rice fields with forested mountains behind.
A high-speed train crosses the countryside beside rice fields.
Japan in 7 daysTokyo, Asakusa, Shibuya, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama, Kinkaku-ji, Osaka, Dotonbori7 days, JapanBalanced pace
A white high-speed train passes green rice fields with forested mountains behind.
A high-speed train crosses the countryside beside rice fields.
Japan in 10 daysTokyo, Kamakura, Enoshima, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka10 days, JapanBalanced pace
A white high-speed train passes green rice fields with forested mountains behind.
A high-speed train crosses the countryside beside rice fields.
Japan in 14 daysTokyo, Kamakura, Enoshima, Toyosu, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Nara, Osaka, Nakanoshima14 days, JapanBalanced pace

Kyoto

Kyoto guide
Rows of vermilion torii gates follow a stone path through a wooded hillside.
A wooded path beneath rows of vermilion torii gates.
Kyoto in 2 daysFushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion, Pontochō, Arashiyama, Ryōan-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Nishiki Market, Nijō Castle2 days, JapanPacked pace

Osaka

Osaka guide
A cook turns steaming takoyaki with picks in a cast-iron street-stall pan.
Takoyaki cooking in a street-stall pan.
Osaka in 3 daysOsaka Castle, Kuromon Market, Dotonbori, Nara, Sumiyoshi Taisha, Shinsekai, Umeda Sky Building, Tenma3 days, JapanBalanced pace

Tokyo

Tokyo guide
A wide gravel path leads through tall trees toward a Shinto shrine gate.
A quiet approach to a shrine through tall trees.
Tokyo in 3 daysAsakusa, Ueno, Skytree, Meiji Jingu, Shimokitazawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Tsukiji, teamLab3 days, JapanBalanced pace
A wide gravel path leads through tall trees toward a Shinto shrine gate.
A quiet approach to a shrine through tall trees.
Tokyo in 5 daysAsakusa, Ueno, Shibuya, Tsukiji, Hama-rikyu, Kamakura, Enoshima, Toyosu, Odaiba5 days, JapanBalanced pace